Ripple fortifies with $500M investment, leaving XRP’s role uncertain

Ripple Labs closed a $500 million strategic funding round in 2025 at a $40 billion valuation, led by Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities with participation from Brevan Howard, Marshall Wace, Pantera Capital, and Galaxy Digital. This came on top of a $1 billion tender offer earlier in the year at the same valuation, providing The post Ripple fortifies with $500M investment, leaving XRP’s role uncertain appeared first on CryptoSlate.